BEGIN:VCALENDAR CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DESCRIPTION:Events & Public Meetings METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//github.com/rianjs/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN SUMMARY:Events & Public Meetings VERSION:2.0 X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H X-WR-CALDESC:Events & Public Meetings X-WR-CALNAME:Events & Public Meetings X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Eastern BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:ALX275 CATEGORIES:Arts CATEGORIES:City Council CATEGORIES:City Council Calendar CATEGORIES:Community Outreach CATEGORIES:Exercise CATEGORIES:Family CATEGORIES:Nature CATEGORIES:Parks CATEGORIES:Recreation CATEGORIES:Recreation Centers CATEGORIES:Schools CATEGORIES:Sports CATEGORIES:Summer Fun for Kids CATEGORIES:Teens CATEGORIES:Toddlers CATEGORIES:Youth DESCRIPTION:To make sure the time\, location\, and other aspects have not changed\, or to share this event with your friends\, please see https://a pps.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=57347\n\nThe City of Ale xandria will celebrate its 275th and the USA's 248th birthday on Saturday \, July 13\, at Oronoco Bay Park (100 Madison St.). The event includes li ve music and ends with the Grand Finale -- a fireworks display at 9:30 p. m. Admission is free. \nScheduled activities for the celebration include the following: \n? 6 p.m. - Opening Musical Act \n? 7:30 p.m. - Town cri er announces Mayor Justin Wilson\; poetry reading by Alexandria Poet Laur eate Zeina Azzam\; acknowledgements \n\n? 8 p.m. - Distribution of birth day cupcakes by members of City Council \n\n? 8:30 p.m. - Live Music \n\n ? 9:30 p.m. - Grand finale fireworks display\n \nVantage points:\n? Canal Center Plaza (Center Canal Plaza) \n? Rivergate Park (2 Montgomery St.) \n? Oronoco Bay Park (100 Madison St.) \n? Founders Park (351 North Union St.) \n? Waterfront Park (1A Prince St.) \n? Point Lumley Park\, (1 Duke St.) \n? Windmill Hill Park(501 South Union St.) \n? Fords Landing board walk (99 Franklin St.) \n? Jones Point Park (Jones Point Drive) \n? Georg e Washington Masonic Memorial (101 Callahan Drive) \n\nFood Truck vendors will be available for the public along Pendleton Street. \n\nOronoco Bay Park has lawn seating\, and participants are encouraged to bring their o wn lawn chairs and blankets. Food vendors will be on-site with a selectio n of hot food and cool treats. Grilling\, smoking\, tents\, and large or staked umbrellas are not permitted. If groups or families are separated\, an area for lost persons will be located at the City stage. Please leave pets at home and be mindful of your neighbors by refraining from smoking at this event. \n\nVisitors are encouraged to bike\, walk\, or take alt ernative public transportation. For a list of garages and parking lots in the Old Town historic district\, visit Where to Park in Old Town. Handic apped-accessible parking will be available on the 500 block of N. Fairfax St. \n\nIn case of inclement weather\, fireworks only will be reschedule d for Sunday\, July 10\, at 9:30 p.m. \n\nVisit?alexandriava.gov/Recreati on for more information or call the Special Events Hotline at 703.746.559 2. \n\nFor inquiries from the news media only\, contact the Office of Com munications & Public Information at newsroom@alexandriava.gov or 703.746. 3969.\n\nFor reasonable disability accommodation\, contact arts@alexandri ava.gov or call 703.746.5590\, Virginia Relay 711.\n\nLocation: Oronoco B ay Park\, 100 Madison St.\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: ALX275\, Ar ts\, City Council\, City Council Calendar\, Community Outreach\, Exercise \, Family\, Nature\, Parks\, Recreation\, Recreation Centers\, Schools\, Sports\, Summer Fun for Kids\, Teens\, Toddlers\, Youth\n\nImport this ev ent into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/iCal.as px?id=1&si=57347\n\nWeb resources:\n\nRPCA Website\nhttps://www.alexandri ava.gov/Recreation\nFind out more about the Department of Recreation\, Pa rks & Cultural Activities (RPCA).\n\nRPCA Social Media\nhttps://www.alexa ndriava.gov/Recreation#ConnectwithUs\nFollow us on Instagram\, Facebook\, & Twitter!\n DTEND:20240714T020000Z DTSTAMP:20240408T205648Z DTSTART:20240713T220000Z GEO:38.811314;-77.039566 LOCATION:Oronoco Bay Park\, 100 Madison St. SEQUENCE:10 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:275th Alexandria Birthday Celebration TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:d795b332-dee1-4ad9-a983-71418f7bde73 URL:https://www.alexandriava.gov/Recreation X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To make sure the time\, location\, and other aspects have not changed\, or to share this event with your friends\, ple ase see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=57347< /a>
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The City of Alexandria will celebrate its 275th and the USA?s 248th birthday on Saturday\, July 13\, at Oronoco Bay Park (100 Mad ison St.). The event includes live music and ends with the Grand Finale - - a fireworks display at 9:30 p.m. Admission is free. \n
Scheduled activities for the celebration include the following: \n
? 6 p.m. ? Opening Musical Act \n
? 7:30 p.m. - Town crier announces Mayor Just in Wilson\; poetry reading by Alexandria Poet Laureate Zeina Azzam\; ackn owledgements \n
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? 8 p.m. - Distribution of birthday cupcake s by members of City Council \n
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? 8:30 p.m. - Live Music \n< br />\n
? 9:30 p.m. - Grand finale fireworks display\n
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Vantage points:\n
? Canal Center Plaza (Center Canal Plaza) \n
? Rivergate Park (2 Montgomery St.) \n
? Oronoco Bay Park (100 Madi son St.) \n
? Founders Park (351 North Union St.) \n
? Waterfro nt Park (1A Prince St.) \n
? Point Lumley Park\, (1 Duke St.) \n
? Windmill Hill Park(501 South Union St.) \n
? Fords Landing board walk (99 Franklin St.) \n
? Jones Point Park (Jones Point Drive) \n< br />? George Washington Masonic Memorial (101 Callahan Drive) \n
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Food Truck vendors will be available for the public along Pendleton Street. \n
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Oronoco Bay Park has lawn seating\, and particip ants are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs and blankets. Food ven dors will be on-site with a selection of hot food and cool treats. Grilli ng\, smoking\, tents\, and large or staked umbrellas are not permitted. I f groups or families are separated\, an area for lost persons will be loc ated at the City stage. Please leave pets at home and be mindful of your neighbors by refraining from smoking at this event. \n
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Visi tors are encouraged to bike\, walk\, or take alternative public transport ation. For a list of garages and parking lots in the Old Town historic di strict\, visit Where to Park in Old Town. Handicapped-accessible parking will be available on the 500 block of N. Fairfax St. \n
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In c ase of inclement weather\, fireworks only will be rescheduled for Sunday\ , July 10\, at 9:30 p.m. \n
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Visit?alexandriava.gov/Recreatio n for more information or call the Special Events Hotline at 703.746.5592 . \n
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For inquiries from the news media only\, contact the Of fice of Communications &\; Public Information at newsroom@alexandriava .gov or 703.746.3969.\n
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For reasonable disability accommodat ion\, contact arts@alexandriava.gov or call 703.746.5590\, Virginia Relay 711.\n
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Location: Oronoco Bay Park\, 100 Madison St.\n
Audience: Anyone may attend\n
Tags: ALX275\, Arts\, City Council\, C ity Council Calendar\, Community Outreach\, Exercise\, Family\, Nature\, Parks\, Recreation\, Recreation Centers\, Schools\, Sports\, Summer Fun f or Kids\, Teens\, Toddlers\, Youth\n
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Import this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/iCal.aspx?id=1&a mp\;si=57347
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